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Line 1: − The '''federal system''' refers to a system of [[government]] in which power is distributed between a central [[authority]] and constituent territorial units ([[states]]).<ref>[[Merriam-Webster]] Online, [http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=federal ''Federal'']</ref> − In the [[United States]], the term "'''federal'''" refers to the national government based in [[Washington, D.C.]] The Federal government's responsibility is to govern the entire country, unlike the state and [[local government|local]] levels of [[government]], which have [[jurisdiction]] over only one state or locality (e.g., a [[city]] or [[county]]), respectively. − − ==See also== − * [[Federalism]] − * [[States' rights]] − * [[Tenth Amendment]] and [[Tenth Amendment Center]] − * [[McCulloch v. Maryland]] − * [[Articles of Confederation]] − * [[United States Constitution]] − * [[Second Amendment]] − * [[Commerce Clause]] − * [[Negative Commerce Clause]] − * [[Supremacy Clause]] − * [[Necessary and Proper Clause]] − * [[General Welfare Clause]] − − ==References== − <references /> − − [[Category:Government]] − [[Category:United States Constitution]] − [[Category:Tenth Amendment]]
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